Arab Academy of
Damascus
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( ar, مجمع اللغة العربية بدمشق) is the oldest academy regulating the
Arabic language, established in 1918 during the reign of
Faisal I of Syria. It is based in
al-Adiliyah Madrasa
Al-Adiliyah Madrasa () is a 13th-century madrasah located in Damascus, Syria.[Al-Adiliyah Madrasa](_blank)
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and is modeled on the language academies of Europe and founded with the explicit reference to the example of the
Académie française
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary education, secondary or tertiary education, tertiary higher education, higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membershi ...
.
Arabization
Arabization or Arabisation ( ar, تعريب, ') describes both the process of growing Arab influence on non-Arab populations, causing a language shift by the latter's gradual adoption of the Arabic language and incorporation of Arab culture, aft ...
was the major mission of this academy after long period of
Ottoman domination and use of
Ottoman Turkish
Ottoman Turkish ( ota, لِسانِ عُثمانى, Lisân-ı Osmânî, ; tr, Osmanlı Türkçesi) was the standardized register of the Turkish language used by the citizens of the Ottoman Empire (14th to 20th centuries CE). It borrowed extens ...
in major parts of the
Arab world. Since establishing, it has been operated by notable committees of Arabic language professors, scholars and experts could re-spread the use of Arabic in the state's institutions and daily life of many Arab countries by adapting widely accepted proceedings and records for Arabization.
Directors of this academy were as the following:
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Muhammad Kurd Ali
Muhammad Kurd Ali ( ar, محمد كرد علي, 1876–1953) was a notable Syrian scholar, historian and literary critic in the Arabic language. He was the founder and director of the Academy of the Arabic Language in Damascus (1918) till his de ...
(1919–1953)
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Khalil Mardam Bey (1953–1959)
* Prince
Mustafa Shahabi (1959–1968)
* Dr.
Husni Sabh Hosni (also spelled Husni or Housni, ar, حسني or Persian: حُسنی) may refer to:
Places
* Husni, Iran, a village in Isfahan Province
Given name
* Husni al-Barazi, Syrian politician
* Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian politician, fourth President o ...
(1968–1986)
* Dr. Shaker Al-Fahham (1986–2008)
* Dr. Marwan Mahasne (2008–current)
As of 2011, its library contains some 15,000 volumes and 500 manuscripts.
Resources
Arab Academy of Damascus, From ''Answers''*Kees Versteegh, Versteegh, Kees. The Arabic Language. New York: Edinburgh UP, 2001. Print. Page 178.
*Rachad Hamzaoui, ''L’Académie Arabe de Damas et le problème de la modernisation de la langue arabe'', Leiden: Brill, 1965.
References
External links
Arab Academy of Damascus
Arabic language regulators
Language regulators
Education in Damascus
1918 establishments in Mandatory Syria
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